The reference word from the training ministry is now a part of the FIR. (Representational)
New Delhi:
The CBI registered a First Data Report (FIR) into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday towards unidentified individuals on a reference from the Union Schooling Ministry, officers mentioned.
The UGC-NET, 2024, examination for the choice of junior analysis fellows, assistant professors and PhD students was performed by the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) on June 18 in two shifts throughout the nation.
The subsequent day, the College Grants Fee obtained inputs from the Nationwide Cyber Crime Risk Analytics Unit of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (l4C) that the paper was out there on the darknet and was allegedly being bought for Rs 5-6 lakh on messaging platforms, sources mentioned.
They mentioned the CBI will work in shut coordination with the I4C whereas deploying its personal darknet exploration software program and methods to nail down the perpetrators.
Based on the criticism from the Schooling Ministry, the inputs from I4C, which features beneath the Union Dwelling Ministry, “prima-facie point out that the integrity of the examination might have been compromised”, officers mentioned.
“To make sure the very best degree of transparency and sanctity of the examination course of, the Ministry of Schooling, Authorities of India, has determined to cancel the aforesaid examination and at hand over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation for an intensive investigation within the matter,” the reference word from the Secretary, Schooling Ministry, Okay Sanjay Murthy mentioned.
The reference word is now a part of the FIR.
The information of the criticism prima facie disclose the fee of offences punishable beneath sections 120-B (legal conspiracy) and 420 (dishonest) of the Indian Penal Code towards unknown accused, the FIR states.
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